Armenian News

An update of the UK centenary dates with new additions.

Before reading it, do please pose the following questions to yourself:

 - am I going to participate in the centenary, or will I let it pass for whatever reason?

 - am I going to be just a passive attendee at one or other of the events?

 - or am I going to be an active ambassador for our ancestors cruelly cut down and  for current Armenian issues, taking advantage of the unprecedented national  publicity?

You should by now have planned your action plan. If not, an earlier suggestion was to donate a copy of Geoffrey Robertson's book (it could be another book but ideally one that cannot be dismissed as propaganda) to your local library. When offering this to my own, I mentioned that this was seen by some as a controversial issue only to be told by the librarian that "this is what libraries are for!".

In this simple way, you spread knowledge of our history and issues for now and future generations.

Please let me know of any further updates, correction or addition of events 

relating to the Armenian Genocide centenary.

21 February - London

St John's Smith Square, Hayastan Fund annual concert 

dedicated to the centenary

26 February - Dublin

Lecture by Ara Sarafian at Trinity College

13 April - London

Purcell Room - annual Spring Remembrance Concert

18 April - London

Cenotaph laying of wreaths and procession to St Paul's Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral, afternoon Requiem Mass attended by prominent  speakers

21-24 April - London

100 hour vigil outside 10 Downing Street

24 April - London

Westminster Abbey, joint Anglican & Armenian service in memoriam

(by special invitation)

St James, Piccadilly, evening memorial concert with full Armenian program

24 April - Cardiff

Temple of Peace, prayers and laying of flowers at khatchkar

National Assembly of Wales, Canon Patrick's new book launch

24 April - Ireland

Photographic exhibition at Dunlaoghaire followed at dusk 

by the release of 100 lanterns

25 April - Dublin

Remembrance service at Tanney Church

25 April - Oxted, Surry

repeat of St James memorial concert in United Reform Church

 2 May - South Woodford

choral memorial service at St Mary's Church

 3 May - London

Royal Festival Hall, memorial concert with Khachadourian violin concerto

and Yekmalian liturgy performed by professional choir

16 May, Pembrokeshire, Wales

St David's Cathedral, unveiling of Genocide Memorial stone tablet 

in appreciation of the Church of Wales recognition and their 

ongoing annual prayers

12 July - London

Wigmore Hall, In memoriam 1915 concert with a galaxy of international  musicians

18-19 December - London

Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music - performances of Davit Bek opera

by London Armenian Opera.